classic

  1. iPhil64

    My first severely battery-bombed Classic Mac... any advice ?

    Hello all, A while ago, I had bought a very cheap non working Classic. I opened it today, to find a very badly battery bombed machine. I haven't extracted the board yet, but think it will be outside reasonable repair, so this will be a good parts source for me. This is the first time I have so...
  2. Slimes

    MacOS 9 and MacOS 7 Icon Sets for macOS. MacOS 9 and MacOS 7 Classic Icon Sets.

    UPDATED: New icons, folders, book folders, etc. www.slimes.ca under Icons.
  3. Slimes

    How to swap CMD and Option on Windows Keyboards (Classic Mac OS)

    How to Swap CMD and Option in Classic Mac OS so you can use Windows keyboards. First make a duplicate of the original System Suitcase in the System folder. Open a copy of the System Suitcase with ResEdit, and find the KMAP resources. Open it with a double-click. Find ID of 2 and double-click...
  4. S

    Help please - MAC Classic refuses to boot from BlueSCSI (DB25 form)

    Hello everyone, I apologise if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I need some help on troubleshooting BlueSCSI with a MAC Classic. I have a MAC Classic with 4MB RAM and a 40MB hard disk which is working fine and boots OK, both from it's internal hard disk and from an external SCSI hard disk...
  5. JohnnyPhantom

    Macintosh Classic Issue - floppy disks not working in OS 7.X (Working in 6.0.7)

    Hey Everyone. I recently got a Macintosh Classic (I'll post photos soon) that I took apart, and restored (cleaned up, new caps, repaired drive (for now, soon will be a Blue SCSI once the parts arrive from Mouser) cleaned and re-lubed floppy drive, etc. Has the 4MB of RAM upgrade, original...
  6. retr01

    Extended mode 1-bit video on second display for compact Macs

    Overview In this thread, we will discuss and document extended mode in the 1-bit video on a second display to the 128k, 512k, Plus, SE, SE30, Classic, and Classic II. The goal is to develop a driver, INIT, and CDEV working with related hardware. It would be good that this would be open-source...
  7. C

    Two Battery solutions using CR2032 holders

    I have seen several examples of using CR2032 battery holders as replacements for dead half-AA on compact Macs. Using this type of battery has been working fine for me on the SE/30, SE, Mac Classic, and I assume there are other systems that can use this solution as well. This is not news to most...
  8. C

    Mac Classic ROM chip - replacement or more troubleshooting? SOLVED

    I am restoring a Mac Classic. Recapped the logic board, fixed a trace or two. Washed everything thoroughly, so no more residue. Overall, the board looks pretty clean now. However, a boot test results in clean, unwavering black and white checkerboard. 5v and 12v power tests fine, CRT is nice and...
  9. eric

    Compact Mac Caps List

    Logic Boards: Cap Values -> 1µf - 16V SMD 1µf - 50V SMD 10µf - 16V SMD 47µf - 16V SMD 100µf - 6.3V SMD 220µf - 16V - Axial 470µf - 16V - Axial Guides Mouser -> ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Digikey -> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? SE/30 1 10 1 1 RecapAMac MacCaps Console5 Classic 1 7...